It is fast turning into a Golden Boot race for the ages as the world's best strikers star at the World Cup. But who will come out on top?

Bukayo Saka is nursing an injury at the World Cup - but can England replace him if it flares up and forces him to miss matches?

Paraguayan commentator Jorge Vera was left fuming after Miguel Almiron was sent off for covering his mouth during a confrontation with a Turkish player

France's World Cup match against Iraq was delayed for two hours because of the weather. BBC Sport look at how the sides dealt with it.

The Man City striker’s double helped Norway ease past Senegal 3-2 in New York, while setting up a showdown with France to decide the Group I winners

Messi followed up his hat-trick against Algeria with a record-breaking brace against Austria, while Mbappe and Erling Haaland added a second double apiece as the stars continue to light up the 2026 World Cup

Argentinian eclipses Klose to reach 18 goals at finalsCheck out the top scorers in men’s World Cup historyAn exhausted Lionel Messi savoured the “special” feeling of becoming the World Cup’s all-time record goalscorer after his double gave Argentina a 2-0 victory over Austria.Messi broke Germany striker Miroslav Klose’s record, set in 2014, by …

Erling Haaland's second-half double saw Norway beat Senegal 3-2 at a rain-swept MetLife Stadium as Stale Solbakken's side joined France in qualifying for the last 32 of the World Cup - performing a 'Viking row' to celebrate.

Erling Haaland scored another World Cup double as Norway beat Senegal 3-2 in New Jersey.

Kylian Mbappe marks his 100th international cap for France with two goals in a 3-0 win over Iraq which seals' Les Bleus place in the last 32, after a two-hour storm delay.

Erling Haaland scores twice as Norway book their place in the last 32 of the World Cup with a 3-2 victory over Senegal in New Jersey.

France 3-0 Iraq: The France talisman stole the show in Philadelphia as he produced a statement performance to rival Lionel Messi’s World Cup exploits

At the final whistle in New Jersey Norway’s players collapsed on to the rain-drenched grass, tumbled over one another in a genuinely passionate celebratory embrace, then gathered to sit in close formation in front of their fans like primary school kids in a particularly cramped assembly hall.Off to one side Martin Ødegaard began to beat on a drum provided …

⚽️ Kick-off time: 8pm local/1pm AEST/4am BST/11pm EDT⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail MartinThe stadium is slowly starting to fill in San Francisco and the teams have checked out the pitch.Senegal are creating storm of activity on the field at the New Jersey/New York Stadium but in Philadelphia there was a real live storm that …

OLIVER SALT IN NEW JERSEY: The name on the back of his shirt may look slightly different at the World Cup this summer but make no mistake, it is still the same Erling Haaland.

France booked their place in the World Cup last 32 with a game to spare as Kylian Mbappe's ruthless double inspired a 3-0 victory over Iraq in a contest interrupted by a two-hour weather delay in Philadelphia.

England head coach Thomas Tuchel admits he is not a fan of the controversial hydration breaks being used at the World Cup.

Real Madrid gunman keeps pace with Lionel Messi in race to top World Cup scoring charts

Could France do it on a hot, humid, waterlogged and lightning-threatened night in Pennsylvania? The answer was pretty straightforward. Despite an interruption of more than two hours after a chain of severe thunderstorms disrupted play at Philadelphia Stadium, France brushed past the physical challenge of Iraq, and furthered Kylian Mbappé’s personal duel …